Online payments giant PayPal has been awarded a patent for a technique that could detect a type of crypto malware and mitigate its effects. First filed in September 2016…
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UK’s Biggest Business Travel Agency Now Accepts Bitcoin – Bitcoinist.com
UK’s biggest travel management company is now accepting bitcoin for payments after “increasing demand” from clients. The move also hints that its retail travel giant parent-company Flight Centre Group…
India’s National Payments Corporation Wants to Build a Blockchain Solution – CoinDesk
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) – a bank consortium-owned umbrella organization for retail payments and settlements – is planning to use blockchain technology to boost digital transactions….
10 Passes to Go: Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Will Soon Burn Out – CoinDesk
Bitcoin’s lightning torch will soon burn out, putting an end to a global payments experiment that has seen participation from hundreds of recipients, from tech luminaries like Twitter CEO Jack…
PayPal Makes Its First-Ever Investment in a Blockchain Startup – CoinDesk
Online payments giant PayPal has made its first-ever investment in a blockchain technology company. Announced today, PayPal has joined the extension of a Series A funding round in Cambridge Blockchain,…
Canadian Municipality Set to Accept Bitcoin for Property Tax Payments – CoinDesk
A municipality in Canada is set to accept bitcoin for property tax payments starting next month as part of a one-year trial. The Town of Innisfil, Ontario, announced Thursday…
Swiss Bitcoin Adoption is Booming: Famous Dolder Hotel Accepts BTC – Bitcoinist.com
Cryptocurrency payments are coming to new conspicuous consumer outlets in Switzerland and Italy thanks to a new payment platform from the Crypto Valley startup scene. Bitcoin ‘Back As Medium…
Square Is Hiring New Crypto Engineers — And It Wants to Pay Them in Bitcoin – CoinDesk
Payments startup Square plans to hire a number of engineers and a designer to work on its crypto initiatives, according to tweets from CEO Jack Dorsey. Dorsey, who also…
Fortune 500 Tech Firm Avnet Now Accepts Crypto Payments via BitPay – CoinDesk
Avnet, one of the world’s largest distributors of electronic components and services, is now accepting cryptocurrency payments through a partnership with blockchain payments processor BitPay. Announcing the news on Tuesday,…